Prace | |
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Coordinates: 49°8′28″N16°45′55″E / 49.14111°N 16.76528°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Brno-Country |
First mentioned | 1274 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01) [1] | |
• Total | 957 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 664 58 |
Website | www |
Prace (German : Pratzen) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Prace is located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is the hill Pracký kopec at 325 m (1,066 ft) above sea level.
The first written mention of Prace is from 1274. [2]
The pivotal action in the Battle of Austerlitz was fought over a nearby elevated area called Pracký kopec.
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The main landmark of Prace is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was originally a Baroque church, rebuilt in the Neoclassical style. [5]
The Cairn of Peace Memorial in Prace memorializes those killed in the Battle of Austerlitz. It is an architecturally valuable Gesamtkunstwerk , built in the Art Nouveau style in 1910–1912. The monument symbolizes an ancient Slavic burial mound and consists of a four-sided truncated pyramid with a height of 26 metres (85 ft). [6]
A cultural monument is the mass grave of about 800 Russian soldiers who died in the Battle of Austerlitz. [7]
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